Angie Arsenault

This iteration of the Little library of foraged inks was created with the concept of reemergence, the inner-child, and life cycles in mind. The botanical matter used to make the inks housed in the Little library was foraged in the spring, as vegetal lives reemerged reliably once again from their winter slumber. After their lifecycle is complete they will once again patiently lie dormant until spring’s return. We are like these plants, tentatively emerging from our seemingly endless winter of pandemic lockdown, learning to play out in the world once again. The artworks in this exhibition were created by members of the public in Sydney who chose to experiment and play with the, sometimes surprising, inks on offer in the Little library of foraged inks. I view these works, all together, as a celebration of our collective reemergence. May we each unfurl expansively in the world like leaves in spring.